With his fragile, quavery voice, Horace Andy is one of the most distinctive figures in reggae music – and equally familiar for his work with trip-hop maestros Massive Attack. (more…)

With its catchy tune and completely crazy nonsense lyric, Dillinger had a hit that took London’s punk and reggae fans by storm back in 1976. (more…)

The instantly catchy Fade Away was a sad premonition of the career of Junior Byles, who sang what remains one of my favourite reggae tunes of all time. (more…)

The signature tune of Max Romeo, War Ina Babylon earned him a deal with Island Records in the mid-Seventies, reviving  a career that began in the late Sixties in Jamaica. (more…)

Here’s the signature song from Johnny Clarke’s golden period in the mid-Seventies when he teamed up with producer Bunny Lee and The Aggrovators. (more…)

An odd fusion of devotional roots reggae and squealy rock guitar, I Man A Grasshopper is one of the more unusual tunes to come out of Jamaica.

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One of the great reggae songs, Tenement Yard introduced us to Jacob Miller with a bit of a doggerel singalong. (more…)

One of the all-time greats of Jamaican reggae, Burning Spear’s Slavery Days is a highlight of his landmark Marcus Garvey album.

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One of the unlikeliest hits of the Seventies was this slice of deep dub-influenced new take on an old tune by Rupie Edwards. (more…)